Society For The Preservation Of Long Island Antiquities Inc

PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE LONG ISLAND'S DIVERSE CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF HISTORIC SITES AND COLLECTIONS.

SPLIA MAINTAINS AND INTERPRETS THREE HISTORIC SITES:JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR, AN 18TH - 19TH CENTURY MANOR WITH ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES; THE SHERWOOD JAYNE FARM, AN 18TH CENTURY FARM WITH AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY COLONIAL REVIVAL ADDITION; AND THE CUSTOM HOUSE, THE 18TH CENTURY HOME AND LIKELY OFFICE OF HENRY PARKER DERING, US CUSTOMS OFFICER. IN ADDITION, SPLIA'S HEADQUARTERS (OCCUPYING A FORMER 1842 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH LOCATED IN COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY)SERVES AS FLEXIBLE PROGRAMMATIC SPACE FOR EXHIBITIONS,PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS IN ITS FORMER SANCTUARY WHILE PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE AT ITS LOWER LEVEL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, SPLIA CONTINUED ITS WORK ON THE LONG-TERM JUPITER HAMMON PROJECT BY INTRODUCING NEW INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS AND ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCES AT THE JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR HOUSE TO INTERROGATE THE HISTORY OF ENSLAVEMENT AT THE SITE. REDUCED SCALE ONSITE SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC TOURS ALSO RESUMED AT JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR AS DID SPECIALS EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC EVENTS AT OTHER PROPERTIES.

SPLIA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO HELP LOCAL GROUPS ADVANCE PRESERVATION ADVOCACY INITITATIVES IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO WORK WITH VARIOUS PRESERVATION PARTNERS THROUGH ITS ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES AND AWARDS PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUED TO OFFER VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN RELATED SUBJECT AREAS. SPLIA PROVIDED ONGOING ADVISORY, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VIA: ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, LETTERS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ATTENDENCE AT MUNICIPAL PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND PRESENTATIONS TO LOCAL CIVIC AND PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS PUBLIC LIBRARIES. ADDITIONALLY,THE ORGANIZATION CREATED SEVERAL ONLINE LECTURE PROGRAMS AND DISCUSSIONS, AS WELL AS A TRIVIA NIGHT ABOUT LONG ISLAND HISTORY. ITS PROFESSIONAL STAFF ALSO MADE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS AT OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS' PROGRAMS AND PROVIDED A NUMBER OF INTERNS AND FELLOWS WITH MENTORED OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DISCRETE PROJECTS.

THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS AND INTERPRETS REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTIONS OF FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS, EVERY-DAY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS AND VARIOUS ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL AND EXHIBITION PURPOSES. TO SHOWCASE THESE COLLECTIONS WHILE ADVANCING THE VALUE OF PRESERVING MATERIAL CULTURE, SPLIA CREATES EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS THAT RELATE TO LONG ISLAND HISTORY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, SPLIA DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED TWO EXHIBITIONS: THE VIRTUAL "FACING SLAVERY: REFRAMING THE LLOYD FAMILY PORTRAITS", AND THE IN-PERSON "LOOKING FOR LANGE POP-UP", WHICH WAS PART OF COLLABORATIVELY PLANNED COMMUNITY EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE MORE IN-PERSON VISITATION TO CULTURAL SITES IN THE TOWN OF HUNTINGTON. THE LANGE EXHIBITION ALSO SERVED AS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SEARCHABLE WEBSITE DATABASE THAT IDENTIFIES ALL KNOWN LONG ISLAND WORKS BY THE NINETEENTH CENTURY GERMAN EMIGRE ARTIST, EDWARD LANGE, WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE SOCIETY'S LATEST PUBLICATION PROJECT WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

VARIOUS PROGRAM SERVICE GRANTS: EXPENDITURES: PRESERVATION GRANT 31,270 GENERAL GRANT 24,750 EXHIBITS/EVENTS GRANTS 43,052 HISTORIC HOUSE GRANTS 6,596 TOTAL 105,668